English Proficiency Training in the Philippines

ENHANCING ENGLISH MADE SIMPLE: AN ENGLISH PROFICIENCY TRAINING IN THE PHILIPPINES

A Corporate EnterTrainment on Speaking Great English Well with a Neutral Accent

PROGRAM GOAL:

We believe that most participants learn speaking English well best by not only knowing about what they ought to learn but being able to see, hear, and experience what it takes to be proficient in the English language as well. Also, he will make the program revolve around what have been working for him that made him speak the language as if he were born and raised abroad.

PROGRAM OBJECTIVES:

Hence, by the end of the learning session, the participants should have been able to:

Know, understand, appreciate and apply the different components of speaking English well, fluently, and effectively. These different components are:

Pronunciation

Grammar

Neutral Accent

Articulation / Fluency

Vocabulary

Voice Quality

Tempo

Word Stress

Syllable Stress

Tone

Pitch

Speech Rate

Volume

PROGRAM BENEFITS:

To the Participants:

Speaking the English language very well, together with showcasing oneself thru skills, achievements, and contributions to the company, proves to aid in employee development and growth.

Possessing great sway of the language, which is the language of the business, makes one communicate effectively and see eye to eye with colleagues in a global company that has employees with different nationalities and cultures.

Being proficient in the English language gives anybody the self-confidence, the assertiveness, and the optimism he needs to express himself better in the workplace or prove himself a competent individual contributor of the organization.

To the Organization:

Having a workforce that speaks great English helps improve the company’s image, branding, and reputation as a stronghold of results-driven and world-class professionals.

Taking pride in employees who communicate in the English language effectively makes the organization and the employees more global in terms of being able to communicate to and compete with competitors, vendors, partners, and customers/clients alike world-wide.

TRAINING OUTLINE:

Below are the topics that will be covered during the program.

Foundation of Excellent Conversational English / Components of Speaking English Well with a Neutral Accent

Pronunciation – focuses on learning the neutral vowels and consonants to get rid of the native tongue (dialect) influence

Familiarity with and production of the different neutral vowel and consonant sounds

Neutral Vowels

American A

Long A

Italian A

Short E

Long E

Short I

Long I

Circumflex O

Long O

Short U

Long U

Schwa

Slur

Diphthong OI

Diphthong AU

Neutral Consonants

Voiced TH vs Unvoiced TH

D vs T

F vs P

J

V vs B

CH vs TS

Soft R

Learn from YouTube

Study them on the Internet (E-learning sites)

Buy manuals/references at bookstores

Attend crash courses in Accent Neutralization

Enroll in training programs on American Accent or Speech Therapy

Learn how to read the pronunciation symbols in the dictionary

Neutral Accent – focuses on neutralizing the accent and not sounding too Filipino or provincial

Watch movies and listen to DJs on FM stations

Observe and mimic how they…

Speak

Pronounce words

Produce sounds

Move and open their mouths

Their overall accent

Articulation / Fluency – focuses on pronouncing words in English clearly without fillers, stuttering, and stammering.

Grammar – focuses on three of the mortal sins of grammar (Subject-Verb Disagreement, Verb Tense Lapses, and Preposition Misuse)

Brush up on your grammar by going over grammar books again or attending seminars about grammar review.

Eight parts of speech

Noun

Pronoun

Verb

Adverb

Adjective

Conjunction

Preposition

Interjection

Refresher on Basic Subject-Verb Agreement Rules

Refresher on the Most Important Verb Tense Patterns

Refresher on the Most Commonly-Used Prepositions (IN, ON, AT)

Direct Translation

Context

Listener’s interpretation

Word Usage

Practice

Give yourself sentences

Ask for a friend’s help

Vocabulary – focuses on helping non-native speakers enrich or widen their vocabulary and to sound more understandably conversational.

Read the dictionary from A-Z

Read a wide variety of books with non-highfalutin words

Highlight/Mark new words you come across

Look them up in the dictionary and know/understand their meanings/functions